MUNICIPALITY BOSILOVO
BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE MUNICIPALITY
In the middle part of the fertile Strumica field between the mountains Ograzden and Belasica the municipality of Bosilovo is located. It borders the neighboring municipalities of Strumica, Novo Selo, Vasilevo and Berovo. Municipality of Bosilovo has its own history as an old municipality that existed from 1952 until 1963, when the rural municipalities were abolished. Since its first founding was on 10th of April 1952, today this day is the Municipality celebration day.
According to the territorial organization of local self government units as of 2005 the territory of the Municipality of Bosilovo was comprised of the following 16 populated surrounding areas: Bosilovo, Turnovo, Radovo, Ilovica, Shtuka, Sekirnik Borievo, Monospitovo, Robovo, Ednokukjevo, Petralinci, Saraj Gecherlija, Drvosh, Hamzali and Staro Baldovci.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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HQ of the municipality |
Bosilovo |
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Address |
s. Bosilovo bb; 2431 Bossilovo |
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Location (latitude - longitude) |
N 41° 26' E22° 43' |
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Contact |
Tel. +389 (0)34 371-600; fax +389 (0)34 371-600 |
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Web site |
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Elevation |
250 m |
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Area |
149,5 km2 |
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Population |
14.26 |
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Municipality celebration day |
April 10 (first founding of the municipality of Bosilovo) |
TRANSPORT NETWORK
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Highways, expressways and motorways |
Direct access to the main road A4. |
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Regional roads that pass through the municipality |
R1302 |
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Distance from the municipal airport (km) |
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Alexander the Great - Skopje |
146 km |
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St. Apostle Paul - Ohrid |
271 km |
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Airport Thessaloniki, Greece |
160 km |
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Sofia Airport, Bulgaria |
221 km |
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Distance from the municipal railway |
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Railway Station Gevgelija |
61 km |
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Railway station Miravci |
60 km |
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Railway station Stip |
80 km |
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Distance of the municipality from port (km) |
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Port of Thessaloniki, Greece |
138 km |
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Port of Durres, Albania |
435 km |
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Port Burgas, Bulgaria |
555 km |
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Distance from the municipal border crossing (km) |
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Greece |
59 km |
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Bulgaria |
21,5 km |
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Serbia |
178 km |
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Kosovo |
196 km |
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Albania |
288 km |
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Distance of the municipality from major cities (km) |
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Skopje |
165 km |
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Thessaloniki |
138 km |
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Sofia |
217 km |
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Belgrade |
579 km |
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Zagreb |
966 km |
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Istanbul |
723 km |
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Vienna |
1.187 km |
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Budapest |
950 km |
HUMAN RESOURCES AND EDUCATION
Population: 14.260 inhabitants (according to the census of 2002).
Gender structure: 7.341 men, 6.919 women.
Ethnic structure of the population: 95,72% Macedonians, 3,47% Turks, 0,81% other.
Age structure of the population (2014)
Chart: Population pyramid – Bosilovo (2014)
Source: State Statistical Office, 2015
Active and passive job seekers
Number of unemployed people: 1.926 (as of 31.11.2015 ).
Educational institutions: At the territory of the municipality there are three primary schools.
Chart: Unemployed people - Bosilovo (2015)
Source: Employment Service Agency, Republic of Macedonia, 2015.
Age structure of the unemployed
Chart: Active job seekers
Source: Employment Service Agency, Republic of Macedonia, 2015.
Chart: Passive jobseekers
Source: Employment Service Agency, Republic of Macedonia, 2015.
Educational structure of the unemployed
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Unemployed by education |
Total |
Men |
Women |
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Doctor of science |
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Masters of Science |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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High education |
67 |
39 |
28 |
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Higher School |
19 |
12 |
7 |
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Completed secondary education |
418 |
185 |
233 |
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Incomplete secondary education |
260 |
159 |
101 |
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Completed eighth and without education |
1.160 |
87 |
410 |
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Total |
1.926 |
482 |
781 |
LOCAL ECONOMY
Number of active business entities: 243.
Chart: Active business entities -Bosilovo
Source: State Statistical Office, 2015.
Dominant industries: agriculture, food industry, wood-processing industry.
Chart: Number of business entities in the dominant industries– Bosilovo
Source: State Statistical Office, 2015
Main comparative advantages of the Municipality: favorable conditions for development of agriculture and stockbreeding, traffic infrastructure and connections.
Most important local companies:
Dairy Zdravje- Radovo (food industry), AD Agrolozar. - Hamzali (production of grapes and peaches) Dalvina Winery (wine); AD Greenhouses Hamzali (Agriculture); Vistoni - ZP, Paralidovi (production of pallets, crates and other wood packaging) Majstor - Company, Imperial - Bosilevo (construction); Alu dizajn - Turnovo (production of aluminum locks and furniture).
Most important foreign investors:
Euromax Resources Ltd (Canada) - concession research and potential exploitation of ore (copper and gold) from the Ilovica mine on the mountain Ograzden.
Mineral resources: quartz, feldspar, diabase (non mineral raw materials); gold, copper (mineral raw materials).
Tourism and catering industry: 4 restaurants and pizza restaurants, и 1 coffee bar.
INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND LOCATIONS FOR INVESTMENT
The municipality of Bosilovo has the Industrial zone “Robovo” which is found on excellent location near the main road A4 that leads to Republic of Bulgaria and a new one industrial zone named Hamzali.
Municipal advantages for investing in the industrial zones: The Municipal Council, upon investor’s requirement, can reach a decision for determining special advantages for a certain investment.